'08 harvest

The journaling reads ... "On the farm ... It wasn't the best of years, with rain interruptions, our truck being fixed and taking weeks, having to pay for carriers to cart the grain to the silos, low barley prices, and feed wheat but grateful everyday that we had a crop to reap with good yields."

Scrapping again ...

Holidays at home ... !!!

Well today was relaxing ... slept in slightly, went into Cummins to see John's dad for a belated Happy Birthday (on the 8th ... also Elvis's birthday, which his son reminds me of every year!!).

Oh, but no I had a special job to do today ... I was an Ambo helper!! No one else was available (it is holiday time!!) so I went for a ride in the Ambulance ... lucky I'm a nurse so I could actually be of help!! My first ride in the back of an Ambulance with a very considerate driver (my DH) so we knew when all the bumps were coming up!!

Then we went to see "Pop".

Then home, a little rest, and a bit more scrapping. Then I thought I'd escape the visit to the pool that the boys had planned but Hannah woke up just as they were walking out the door so we all went.

After their swim ... Hannah got very cross when she had to get out, she loves the pool ... it is hot chips time ... Jane & Sean cook fantastic hot chips ... here is a photo!

Then home for tea ... Salt and Pepper Calamari and the yummiest Asian style coleslaw type salad (A Jamie Oliver recipe) and then TV time for the kids and WWW time for me!!

Tomorrow ... probably more of the same except for the Ambulance!!

Will post a couple more LO tomorrow ... still can't believe how many I am getting done in the last week or so!! Hadn't scrapped much for a while before this!

Holiday activity ...!!!

Can't believe I have finished a couple more layouts!!

Healthy quiche type things!!

Hi ... today after swimming we came home via Edillilie (to pick up a truck) and then I made these ...

I found the recipe on Kate Mason's blog a while ago and they are easy and yummy.

You need:

3 slices of Mountain bread, cut into 1/4

200g low fat shreded ham

1 cup low fat grated cheese

3 eggs, whisked lightly

a splash of milk

a handful of baby spinach or rocket

10 baby tomatoes, cut up roughly with kitchen scissors

Into a bowl add eggs (whisked up), ham, cheese, tomatoes, baby spinach / rocket and splash of milk. Mix together with a large spoon.

Spray a muffin tray with olive oil spray. Line each hole with a piece of the Mountain Bread, carefully so as not to put a rip in the bread.

Spoon mixture into each spot.

Bake in 180 degree oven for about 20 - 25 mins. Carefully lift out of muffin tray and cool on a rack.

I freeze them and they are great still.

And another one ...

A layout!

Happy birthday Rohan!

Rohan turned 4 today!

The chaos that is blowing out the candles!

Each birthday the boys' cake gets put on their special cake that Peter and Annette had made when they were born. Unfortunately Hannah missed out on a plate as the girl doesn't make them any more!

This cake is a delicious recipe and easy to make and my standard birthday cake recipe!! I got it from the Coconut & Lime blog a few years ago!

Here is the link ... chocolate birthday cake. It is yummy!!

This weekend ...

Well hello!!

What have we been up to?? Well New Year's Eve we went to a party not far from our farm, on another farm with some great friends. Had a great night and a little headache on New Year's Day!! As you do!!

New Year's Day (Thursday) we went for lunch at a friend's shack at Coffin Bay ... great day and just really relaxing sitting on the decking, having a BBQ lunch and then a late pizza tea and coming home. The kids had a ball and we had fun chatting and laughing with friends!

Friday I worked in the morning and then caught up with Jeannie and Ingrid for a chat and birthday wishes for Jeannie. Then home for Hannah to have a sleep and then off again!! This time to Annette & Peter's for a harvest cut out BBQ. Enjoyable evening and yummy food.

Saturday saw us enrol Jack & Lachlan for VacSwim for this week coming and then off on our adventure!

We drove to Port Lincoln. John took the boys to see Madagascar 2 and Hannah & I did a bit of shopping (Rohan's birthday present in particular!).

Then the fun part ... we stayed the night at the Port Lincoln Hotel!! Or as the boys call it Mark Rusciotto's hotel (former captain of AFL team Adelaide Crows !!). We checked in then looked around, then had a swim in the pool! Then Hannah had a sleep and I took the boys to a playground for some time out! Then a few photos in our room, well actually we had 2 rooms to fit us all in!!

At 6.30 we went for tea in the dining room and then for a walk to get an ice cream, then back to our room/s ... eventually to bed!!

Had a yummy breakfast in the dining room this morning and then off to the Hardware shop to check out the timber for our timber panel fence for one side of the pergola ... when it is erected eventually!!

Then home!

Oh then off to Cummins for a swim at the pool ... great pool at Cummins!

Will add some more photos later.